Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Friday 3/15/19
AAC tournament, Memphis
Memphis-Central Florida split pair of games this year; Tigers won by 20 at home, UCF won rematch by 7- this game is in Memphis. Knights won five of last six series games. Both teams won seven of their last nine games; Memphis had stress-free win over Tulane Thursday- only two guys played more than 27:00. Tigers were 5-20 on arc in their loss at UCF; with 7-6 Tacko Fall in middle for Knights, you need some outside shooting. UCF hasn’t played since Saturday; last five years, they’re 3-2 in their first conference tournament game.
SEC tournament, Nashville
Will Wade isn’t coaching for LSU tonite; Smart (eligibility) was held out of last game, Reid was banged up and sat out (check status). Florida/LSU split pair of OT games this year, with road team winning both; these teams split their last eight meetings. Gators played four starters 32:00+ in their 66-50 win over Arkansas; game was 30-28 at half. Florida lost three of last four games; they’re playing slowest tempo in SEC. LSU is 16-2 in conference, but they’re also 5-1 in overtime games; they’re experience team #324 that rebounds 38.4% of their own missed shots.
Alabama was down 14 at the half last night, then held Ole Miss to 19 points in second half, won by 5, just their third win in last nine games. Crimson Tide snapped a 10-game skid vs Kentucky when they beat the Wildcats 77-75 at home in SEC opener Jan 5; Crimson Tide made 10-23 on arc that night, but made only 34.2% of their 3’s in all SEC games. Bama is experience team #207 who allowed 62 or fewer points in their last three wins- they lost last six games when allowing more than 62. Kentucky won 15 of its last 17 games; they won last 12 SEC tourney games.
Mississippi State lost 71-54 at Tennessee ten days ago; Vols are 4-3 in last seven series games, beating Bulldogs by 3 in LY’s SEC tourney. MSU won seven of its last nine games; they had stress-free win over Texas A&M last night. Bulldogs are experience team #182 (#16 in MC); only two of their guys played 30:00+ last night. Tennessee is 4-3 in its last seven games after starting out 11-0; Vols won their first SEC tourney game nine of last 11 years. Tennessee is shooting 56% inside arc in conference games, best %age in SEC.
Big East tournament, NYC
Xavier/Villanova split two games this year; Wildcats won by 10 at home, then Musketeers won by 12 in rematch Feb 24. Villanova is 11-2 vs Xavier in Big East games; they won this tourney three of last four years (12-1 in last 13 tourney games). Xavier played three starters 35:00+ in their 63-61 win yesterday; they’ve won seven of last eight games overall after starting out 3-8 in Big East play. Villanova also played three starters 35:00+ in their 73-62 win over Providence, their first win outside Philly since January 30- they had lost their last five road games.
Seton Hall won its last three games, with wins over Villanova, Marquette; they were up 53-28 at the half last nite, with Powell scoring 29 before halftime- he tweaked his (ankle?) late in game, so check his status here. Seton Hall/Marquette split two games this year; Golden Eagles won first game by 4 at home, then lost by 9 in the Garden State nine days ago. Pirates played four guys 33:00+ last night; their subs play minutes #309. Marquette snapped a 4-game skid with its thrashing of St John’s last night; Eagles are shooting 39.8% in Big East games, best in league.
ACC tournament, Charlotte
Florida State won five in row, 13 of last 14 games, with three of those wins in OT; Seminoles beat Va Tech in OT yesterday, they used three guys 35:00+. FSU lost 65-52 at Virginia in ACC opener Jan 5; Cavaliers won seven of last nine series games. Last seven years, Seminoles are 6-6 in ACC tourney, going W-L five of last six years. Virginia won its last nine games; they outscored NC State 49-27 in second half yesterday, after trailing at half. Cavaliers are 11-3 in last 14 ACC tourney games, winning title in ’14, ’18. Three Virginia guys played 34:00+ yesterday.
Duke got Williamson back last night; he played 36:00 after sitting out three weeks- now he’s going to play a back/back? Blue Devils won only one of last seven ACC tourneys; they’re 1-3 in second tourney game the last four years. Duke lost twice to North Carolina this year, by 16-9 points, but Williamson played total of 34 seconds in the two games. Teams split meetings in last two ACC tourneys. Tar Heels won one ACC tourney in last decade; since 2007, they’re 8-2 in their 2nd ACC tourney game. Keep in mind Syracuse’s best guy Battle didn’t play last night.
Big X tournament, Kansas City
Iowa St/Kansas St split pair of games this year; road team won both. Teams split last six series games. Cyclones made 13-25 on arc in their 83-66 win over Baylor yesterday- they’d lost six of last eight games coming in. ISU won this tourney three of last five years; they played three guys 33:00+ yesterday. ISU is experience team #229 whose bench plays minutes #329. K-State beat TCU by 9 yesterday despite Wade (ankle) not playing; Wildcats played three starters 33:00+. Last six years, K-State os 4-5 in Big X tourney, losing its 2nd tourney game last three years.
West Virginia is first #10-seed to make Big X semis since 1998; Mountaineers won last two days by total of six points, after they were 4-14 during a miserable regular season. WVU’s bench plays #2 minutes in country; they split pair of games with Kansas this year, but are 2-7 in last nine series games, losing to Jayhawks by 11-10 points in two of last three Big X tourneys. Kansas won seven of its last nine games overall; they played three starters 33:00+ in their 65-57 win over Texas yesterday. WVU played all five starters 32:00+ in their upset of Texas Tech.
Pac-12 tournament, Las Vegas (T-Mobile Arena)
Washington beat Colorado twice this season, by 7-9 points; Huskies won last four series games. Buffaloes are 5-0 since losing in Seattle Feb 23; they played eight guys 16:00+ in their win over Oregon State yesterday. Colorado is playing 3rd day in row, having allowed 51-58 points last two days. Buffs are experience team #317 that is shooting only 31.2% on arc in Pac-12 games, but they’re hot now. Washington made 13-28 on arc in its 78-75 win over USC yesterday; Huskies played four starters 34:00+. Washington is forcing turnovers 26.1% of time in Pac-12 games.
Arizona State won six of its last seven games; the loss was 79-51 at Oregon, after ASU had won first meeting by 14 at home. Ducks won nine of last ten series games. ASU is just 3-9 in its last dozen Pac-12 tourney games, with other two wins both in OT- they played four starters 33:00+ in what seemed to be fairly stress-free win over UCLA last nite. Sun Devils are experience team #282; they start a freshman, two sophs. Ducks were down 6 at half last nite, then outscored Utah 48-30 in 2nd half; Oregon used two guys 32:00+. PG Pritchard played all 40:00.
Mountain West tournament, Las Vegas (Thomas & Mack)
Utah State won its last nine games, but they had to survive 24 turnovers (-14) in its 91-83 win over New Mexico last night. Fresno St/Utah St split pair of one-point decisions this year, with road team winning both; Aggies won four of last five series games. USU played three guys 35:00+ last night; they’re experience team #281, starting two freshman an a soph. Fresno crushed Air Force by 26 last night- they played only two guys more than 27:00. Bulldogs made 16-38 on arc, took only 23 2’s. Fresno is experience team #14- they start three seniors.
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Friday, March 15
Trend Report
Rhode Island @ VCU
Rhode Island
Rhode Island is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Rhode Island is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
VCU
VCU is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
VCU is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games
Connecticut @ Houston
Connecticut
Connecticut is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Connecticut's last 11 games
Houston
Houston is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Connecticut
Ohio State @ Michigan State
Ohio State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ohio State's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ohio State's last 6 games when playing Michigan State
Michigan State
Michigan State is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Michigan State is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Ohio State
Florida @ LSU
Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing LSU
LSU
LSU is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
LSU is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
UAB @ Old Dominion
UAB
UAB is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Old Dominion
UAB is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Old Dominion
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Old Dominion's last 5 games
Old Dominion is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
Memphis @ Central Florida
Memphis
Memphis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games
Central Florida
Central Florida is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Central Florida is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Memphis
George Mason @ St. Bonaventure
George Mason
The total has gone OVER in 8 of George Mason's last 11 games
George Mason is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
St. Bonaventure
St. Bonaventure is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
St. Bonaventure is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing George Mason
Nebraska @ Wisconsin
Nebraska
Nebraska is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Wisconsin
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nebraska's last 7 games when playing Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Wisconsin's last 15 games
Grambling State @ Prairie View A&M
Grambling State
No trends to report
Prairie View A&M
No trends to report
Auburn @ South Carolina
Auburn
Auburn is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Auburn's last 5 games
South Carolina
South Carolina is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Auburn
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of South Carolina's last 6 games
Southern Mississippi @ Western Kentucky
Southern Mississippi
Southern Mississippi is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Southern Mississippi is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Western Kentucky
Western Kentucky is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Southern Mississippi
Western Kentucky is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Southern Mississippi
South Alabama @ Texas State
South Alabama
The total has gone OVER in 5 of South Alabama's last 6 games when playing Texas State
South Alabama is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas State's last 6 games when playing South Alabama
Texas State is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing South Alabama
Saint Joseph's @ Davidson
Saint Joseph's
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Saint Joseph's's last 6 games when playing Davidson
Saint Joseph's is 8-14-1 ATS in its last 23 games
Davidson
Davidson is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Davidson is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Saint Joseph's
New Orleans @ Sam Houston State
New Orleans
No trends to report
Sam Houston State
No trends to report
Howard @ Norfolk State
Howard
No trends to report
Norfolk State
No trends to report
Central Michigan @ Buffalo
Central Michigan
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Central Michigan's last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Central Michigan is 12-2-1 ATS in its last 15 games
Buffalo
Buffalo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Central Michigan
Xavier @ Villanova
Xavier
Xavier is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Xavier is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Villanova
Villanova is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Xavier
Villanova is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Xavier
Iowa State @ Kansas State
Iowa State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Iowa State's last 5 games
Iowa State is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Kansas State
Kansas State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas State's last 5 games
Florida State @ Virginia
Florida State
Florida State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida State's last 5 games when playing Virginia
Virginia
Virginia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Virginia's last 5 games when playing Florida State
Alabama @ Kentucky
Alabama
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Alabama's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Alabama's last 6 games when playing Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Alabama
Kentucky is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games
Minnesota @ Purdue
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing Purdue
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games
Purdue
Purdue is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Purdue's last 8 games when playing Minnesota
Southern Methodist @ Cincinnati
Southern Methodist
Southern Methodist is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Southern Methodist is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Southern Methodist
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games
Weber State @ Montana
Weber State
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Weber State's last 9 games
Weber State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Montana
Montana is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games
Montana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Weber State
North Carolina Central @ North Carolina A&T
North Carolina Central
No trends to report
North Carolina A&T
No trends to report
Saint Louis @ Dayton
Saint Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Saint Louis's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Saint Louis's last 5 games when playing Dayton
Dayton
Dayton is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Dayton is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Louisiana-Monroe @ Georgia Southern
Louisiana-Monroe
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Louisiana-Monroe's last 6 games when playing Georgia Southern
Louisiana-Monroe is 14-7 ATS in its last 21 games
Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Georgia Southern's last 7 games
Southeastern Louisiana @ Abilene Christian
Southeastern Louisiana
No trends to report
Abilene Christian
No trends to report
UTRGV @ New Mexico State
UTRGV
The total has gone OVER in 5 of UTRGV's last 5 games
UTRGV is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
New Mexico State
New Mexico State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
New Mexico State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing UTRGV
Colorado @ Washington
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games
Washington
Washington is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
San Diego State @ Nevada
San Diego State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego State's last 6 games when playing Nevada
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Diego State's last 10 games
Nevada
Nevada is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nevada's last 6 games when playing San Diego State
Northern Illinois @ Bowling Green
Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Northern Illinois is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Bowling Green
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Bowling Green's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Bowling Green's last 12 games when playing Northern Illinois
West Virginia @ Kansas
West Virginia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of West Virginia's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of West Virginia's last 5 games when playing Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing West Virginia
Kansas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Seton Hall @ Marquette
Seton Hall
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seton Hall's last 6 games
Seton Hall is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Marquette
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Marquette's last 6 games
Marquette is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games
Duke @ North Carolina
Duke
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Duke's last 5 games when playing North Carolina
Duke is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games
North Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of North Carolina's last 5 games when playing Duke
North Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Wichita State @ Temple
Wichita State
Wichita State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Wichita State's last 5 games when playing Temple
Temple
Temple is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Wichita State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Temple's last 5 games when playing Wichita State
Alabama State @ Texas Southern
Alabama State
No trends to report
Texas Southern
No trends to report
Mississippi State @ Tennessee
Mississippi State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Mississippi State's last 6 games when playing Tennessee
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Mississippi State's last 10 games
Tennessee
Tennessee is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games
Tennessee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Mississippi State
Iowa @ Michigan
Iowa
Iowa is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Michigan
Iowa is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games
Michigan
Michigan is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Michigan's last 5 games
Long Beach State @ UC Irvine
Long Beach State
Long Beach State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Long Beach State's last 6 games
UC Irvine
UC Irvine is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
UC Irvine is 8-0-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Southern Utah @ Eastern Washington
Southern Utah
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Southern Utah's last 6 games
Southern Utah is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Eastern Washington
Eastern Washington is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Southern Utah
Eastern Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Grand Canyon @ Utah Valley
Grand Canyon
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Grand Canyon's last 5 games
Grand Canyon is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Utah Valley
Utah Valley
Utah Valley is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Utah Valley is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
Oregon @ Arizona State
Oregon
Oregon is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Oregon is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona State
Arizona State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona State's last 6 games when playing Oregon
Fresno State @ Utah State
Fresno State
Fresno State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Fresno State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Utah State
Utah State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah State's last 5 games
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